| | Geographic Coordinates: | 29 00 S, 24 00 E | | Location: | Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa | | Area: | total: 1,219,912 sq km
land: 1,219,912 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island) | | Area - comparative: | slightly less than twice the size of Texas | | Land boundaries: | total: 4,862 km
border countries: Botswana 1,840 km, Lesotho 909 km, Mozambique 491 km, Namibia 967 km, Swaziland 430 km, Zimbabwe 225 km | | Coastline: | 2,798 km | | Terrain: | vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Njesuthi 3,408 m | | Capital: | 9 provinces; Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
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